Thursday, December 20, 2012

2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview

Match-Up: #21 Louisville vs. #3 Florida
Date/Time: January 2, 2013/7:30pm CT
Location: New Orleans, LA (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
Bowl Life: 79 years (1935)
Line: Florida by 13 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD, 3D)
2012 Sugar Bowl: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20



Breaking Down the Teams:
Louisville Cardinals-
2012 Record: 10-2 (5-2 Big East)
School Bowl Record: 7-8-1
Last Bowl Game: 2011 Belk Bowl (North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24)
Sugar Bowl Appearances: None

Florida Gators-
2012 Record: 11-1 (7-1 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 20-19
Last Bowl Game: 2011 Gator Bowl (Florida 24, Ohio State 17)
Sugar Bowl Appearances: 3-5 (Last: 2009)

Game Notes: Florida finished third in the final BCS Rankings and believed they were deserving to play for the National Championship this season. Finishing the season with an impressive BCS Bowl victory will be a confidence booster for the Gators and step towards a National Championship in 2013.

Prediction: Florida

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